cushy
adjective/ˈkʊʃi/
/ˈkʊʃi/
(comparative cushier, superlative cushiest)
(informal, often disapproving)Idioms - very easy and pleasant; needing little or no effort
- a cushy job
Oxford Collocations DictionaryCushy is used with these nouns:- job
- mattress
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- (especially North American English) (of furniture) comfortable
- The guest lounges are elegantly furnished with cushy sofas and wide armchairs.
- The leather seats are soft and cushy.
Word OriginFirst World War (originally Anglo-Indian): from Urdu k̲ushī ‘pleasure’, from Persian k̲uš.
Idioms
See cushy in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarya cushy number
- (British English) an easy job; a pleasant situation that other people would like
- It’s all right for him—he’s got a very cushy number.
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